The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-21

about that time. But new hotels are con-
nually going up on the Charlotte Harbor
S de of the bay, and others will be built in
Trabue, so nobody shall he allowed to so
| begging for lodging.
a large force of mon is engaged in clear
in away the debris from the old cathedral
at st. Augustine preparatory to tho extern
sive alterations that are TO be made in the
venerable structure. The north wall and
the wall which divided the altar and s;tcris-
try have been removed, as also the two
transepts on the east and west sides. The
building gains an additional twenty feet in
depth. 1t Is estimated that the cost of recon
structing the cathedral will cost about S40,~
600, with an additional expenditure Of 81, 900
for a chime of bells and a new belfry.
Gus Jackson and Henry Walstein, the two
negroes arrested at Enterprise for robbing
the post Office at that place. and who were
brought to Jacksonville by Marshal Bird on
Sunday, were before Commissioner Weltz
Monday and by him committed to jail until
the next term of the United States Court.
They win be taken to Monticello jail during
the interval Joe Jefferson also implicated
III post office robbery at ArredondO, was
also committed by the same official after
preliminary examination, and will accom-
pany jackson and Walstein to Monticello.
While Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Schroeder, who
live at Soldier Creek, had gone to Longwood,
a few miles distant, on Saturday evening,
for their mail, some one entered their house
by breaking the glass on the front door.
Ipe robber had no scruplss about taking
things, though it was evident he was more
i'll search of money than anything else.
Among other things taken was clock,
highly priced and valuable breaStpin, and
other jewelry. The missing articles were
worth $50 or SIS. 1t is believed that clue
exists which may bring the guilty party to
the grief he deserves.
On Thursday afternoon the accommoda-
ton train hauled from Arcadia cars 604 and
6O5, containing fifty-nine head of beef
cattle, shipped by Capt j. w. Whidden to
Charleston, S. G.. This was the first ship
ment ever made by rail from Arcadia. Al
though the present rates are deemed eX-
cessive, it is hoped that better rate can be
established, 50 as to admit of regular ship
mentS The prairies are full of beef cattle,
and, with proper encouragement, these ship
ments can be made 50 extensive as to he
very profitable both to the shippers and to
the transportation companies.
DcLand Chronicle. Mr. A Putnam is
now in correspondence with three or four
electric light companies, and expects soon to
call a meeting of the citizens to decide on
which plant to accept. Thus far he has met
with good success is raising funds for this
purpose. DeLand is a place that never gets
our streets will not long remain in darkness,
and when our friends come back and see
our new brick stores and streets lighted with
electricity, new houses, artesian wells, etc,
they will see that the town has been gaining
ground in good substantial way.
An assault occurred Wednesday night in
front of the Bargain store at DeLand in
which two colored boys were the principals.
During the quarrel Ike Green, lately en-
tyNF T,t TD,1l,,
ran to the market and got a butcher knife,
which was taken away from him. He then
took a bali Climb from a boy standing near
and dealt his victim a terrible blow Just UNI
der the left ear, from the effects of which
he remained senseeSs about half an hour
This boy is making rapid strides toward the
gallows, he being found guilty of theft but
short time ago Ike was promptly put
under arrest.
Sunday morning Mr.. Richardson, a CON
ductor on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, hired team from liveryman
Knox, of Gainesville, for the purpose of
driving to Micanopy. 1t is said he went
further than MicanoDy. As he was returning
and when near the Rochemont Hotel, one of
the horses Il very valuable animal dropped
dead on the street. The other horse was led
to the stable, where it dropped down, but
did not die. Mr.. Knox doctored the re-
naming horse all night, and finally got it
out of danger. 1t is very evident that the
team was overdriven. as the day was eX-
ceSSively warm
At Green Cove Springs an alteration oc-
CURED Saturday night, during the progress
of a negro fair, between Jesse Jones and
man by the name of McWillams, both
cOlored. Jones was seriously, if not fatally,
stabbed by McWilhams McWilliams, i'm
mediatey after cutting his man, made fer
the woods, dropping his knife near the
scene of the ARRAY. The Sheriff and Mar
shall were in Palatka tracing the thief who
burglarized Judge kirkpatricK's store last
Sunday night, but Deputy George Hull and
| the Clerk of Court, George n Bardin, with
posse of law-abiding negro men, soon had
the nippers upon their man and placed him
safe in jail. The knife, which was after
ward found is a murderous looking
| weapon. Jones' wound is in the left side,
near the region of the heart.
Gainesville Adrocate. Just at this present
time there is serious talk of a proposed
small change in the track of the Florida
Southern railroad. The matter is being
agitated most strongly by the citizens of
Gainesville and Dlicanopy. The proposed
| plan is to do away with the junction at
Rochelle take up the track from a short
distance north of EvinstOn to Rochella, and
make the Junction at or near Fort IarYer,
| point three miles southeast of Gainesville,
trestle the eastern end OF Paine's Prairie, go
by Micanopy and from there to Evinston
This change would not incur a heavy ex-
pense, while it would make Micanopy one
of the leading points on the main line of
the road. Then Gainesville would become
headquarters for the northern terminus of
the southern division of the road This
great improvement is now being agitated,
and the officials and stockholders of the
road look favorahly on the project We
expect more developments in the near
future
At Lawtey, Monday, a severe thunder
storm passed over the village The heat
had been very great 1922 in the shade and
even l04' by some thermometers, and as a
result the electrical display was very VIC
lent. At about o'clock cloud passed over
East Lawtey very low, and eight or ten
electric bolts were discharged in rapid sue
ceSsion, nearly every one of them striking
some object, even to a small pear tree One
bolt struck the house owned by Mrs. Mary
Hall and occupied by Z. n. Purdy
and family. 1t demolished the chin
ney and burst into a sheet of
fire in the upper story, and in less
than two minutes the whole upper story OF
the house was in furious blaze The family
were all in one room below and none Of
them were injured but their fright was so
great, and the fire started up so soon and so
tercely ut was not raining yeti that they
saved nothing whatever except nearly